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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002098

Shirley East

Shirley East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,737 residents in Solihull. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Solihull
9,737

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,904

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,465.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.7%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Heald Green East, Stockport7,180 residents · 80.2% owned · 12.3% no carDownend South, South Gloucestershire6,680 residents · 79.3% owned · 16.5% no carStivichall & Finham, Coventry8,511 residents · 83.2% owned · 13.2% no carBrandwood North, Birmingham6,387 residents · 75.2% owned · 20.9% no carNew Oscott, Birmingham9,102 residents · 81.8% owned · 13.7% no carTettenhall North, Wolverhampton7,825 residents · 76.3% owned · 15.1% no car

Most similar within Solihull

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Blossomfield, Solihull8,776 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shirley East

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned77.1%
3,011 households
Private rented11.6%
452 households
Social rented10.8%
421 households
Shared ownership0.4%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.9%
2,105 households
Detached19.5%
761 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.8%
539 households
Terraced11.3%
440 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
46 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.8%
1,477 households
2 cars or vans in household34%
1,328 households
No cars or vans in household16.4%
642 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
458 households
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.3%
1,888 households
4 or more bedrooms25.5%
996 households
2 bedrooms16%
624 households
1 bedroom10.2%
397 households
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.5%
2,596 households
One-person household28.3%
1,103 households
Other household types5.3%
205 households
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.4%
1,184 households
1 person in household28.3%
1,103 households
4 people in household18.4%
717 households
3 people in household15.7%
612 households
5 people in household5.4%
212 households
6 people in household1.2%
46 households
7 people in household0.5%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,828 residents
15–2915%
1,460 residents
30–4418.7%
1,821 residents
45–6427.3%
2,656 residents
65 and over20.3%
1,973 residents
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.8%
6,895 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh21.8%
2,120 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
315 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
246 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
161 residents
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.7%
3,086 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
1,217 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
1,079 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
685 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.1%
4,590 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.4%
3,059 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,814 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,421 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
1,051 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.1%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
4,920 residents
Good health32.2%
3,137 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,248 residents
Bad health3.6%
347 residents
Very bad health0.9%
85 residents
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
8,158 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,578 residents
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.2%
2,037 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,264 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
480 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
114 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Shirley East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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